Entrepreneur and Influential Business Leader

Julie is one of the world’s leading thinkers, investors and entrepreneurs in the areas of Digital Transformation of large enterprise by young, fast-growing enabling tech firms.

She is widely respected for how she has integrated her ability to spot talent, monetise technologies and apply economic thinking to business and social problems.

From her award winning book, published by Little Brown, Welcome to EntrepreneurCountry, she described the rise of ‘Feminine Leadership’ and why the world was becoming feminine.

She was named by INSEAD as one of their top 50 alumni of all time, and was given an honorary PhD by Warwick University for the system-level thinking that she has developed in Applied Economics or Ecosystem Economics®.

She is a World Economic Forum ‘Global Leader for Tomorrow’ 2001, an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year, a Dragon on the BBC’s Dragon’s Den online show, and the founder and Managing Partner of the Follow The Entrepreneur Investor Summit, EntrepreneurCountry, the Ariadne Capital Entrepreneurs Fund and the ECO2 Investment Platform.

She has keynoted for the Executive Teams at the request of the CEO and Boards of Aviva, IBM, Rolls Royce, Santander and many others.

She has spoken at the request of the Harvard Business Review, and throughout Board rooms and conferences around Europe.

As a venture capitalist for 18 years where she backed explosive growth companies like BeatThatQuote (sold to Google), Monitise (market cap of 1 bn Euros), Skype and Zopa, she worked with the CEO’s to scale their businesses through tough times and breakthrough moments.

Awards:

Julie has been awarded many awards and honours including:

Linked In Power Profiles

INSEAD – 50 Alumni who changed the world

Honorary Doctorate of Laws – Warwick University

E&Y – Entrepreneur of the Year (October 2000)

Wall Street Journal – 30 Most Influential Women in Europe

World Economic Forum – Global Leader of Tomorrow

One of WIRED’s 100 2011

Awarded an MBE for ‘services to entrepreneurship’ in 2012

One of Brummell Magazine’s 30 Inspirational Women Entrepreneurs 2014.

Selected to be a member of Vince Cable’s Entrepreneurs’ Forum as part of Global Entrepreneurs’ Week 2010.

Voted one of London’s top 1000 Most Influential Londoners by the London Evening Standard – 2010 & 2011.

Julie’s first book ‘Welcome to Entrepreneur Country’ was published in June 2012.

Julie Meyer – Keynote Speaker:

As a keynote business speaker, Julie’s speaking topics include:

The Digital Transformation of Larger Enterprises

Consumer Data as an Asset of the Individual

The Fight Back Strategy for Goliaths in a World of Davids

The World is Becoming Feminine

Follow The Entrepreneur: How Capital Follows Ideas

Corporate Innovation

Entrepreneurship

Individual Capitalism

Technology and Innovation

Leadership

Women in Business

Investment/Funding

Venture Capital

The Monetisation of Technologies

Cultural and Digital Change – How they go hand in hand

Feminine Leadership

How to think like a Venture Capitalist

For further info or to book Julie Meyer MBE, email us or speak with a booking agent on 01275 463222

Testimonials

I just wanted to thank you for your time, energy and intellect last night. You pitched perfectly providing inspirational words without ever patronising. We have received many complimentary emails today and that’s down to your significant contribution. I thoroughly enjoyed dinner and enjoyed your company immensely.

Steven Smith, Liverpool Vision

I just wanted to thank you on behalf of TiE President, Charter Members and general members and guests for speaking on Monday evening. We have had fantastic response to your talk – everyone found it fascinating to hear the real people behind the ‘VC’ tag which sends shivers down most people’s backs. I think most people are quite daunted with the thought of approaching one!

Jean Drinkwater, TiE Manchester

On behalf of Crimson, I wanted to thank you so much for your contribution to the Startups Awards - not only as a judge but as an award presenter on the afternoon. All the winners’ interviews show you what your judging decisions meant to the winners. Quite touching! We were delighted that you could take part and hope you enjoyed the afternoon. Looking forward to hopefully involving you in our events in the future